saraleite-1 Reviews

Living with Yourself (2019)

If you're reading this and you gave it a 10

[7/10 · 18 October 2019]

How??? Hooooow? The concept is not original. The story is superficial. None of the characters are likeable. Or unlikable.

When i started watching the series, it had like a Vanilla Sky vibe to it. Nothing more.

I can't even write anything that would be deserving of words. But I guess I wrote this, so...the joke's on me!

I'd just like to pin point a couple of things: 1. Why didn't they ask for more money from the Koreans? This is a multimillion-dollar f***-up. 2. Kate really loved her new hubby when he appeared to e as what . he was in their beginnings. As soon as she found out it wasn't him (although, technically it was) his charm was a repellant! 3. Kate says to fake Miles, "you'll find someone to love", and he's all like "I've never had a breakup"...uhm, yes you did? As your original did? His experiences are real, in his memories!

I can't even.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Waste of material

[5/10 · 19 May 2019]

The story of Ted Bundy is so complex and interesting (pardon me, I know the crimes were heinous) that it's a shame this movie is what they did with it. They tried to cram all of these decades long events into a little less than 2 hrs. What is the result - a fragmented view on of one of the worst serial killers and psychopaths in the recent history. The movie is all over the place; I don't know if they wanted the focus to be on the girlfriend, on the murders, on his psychopathy, or on the trial. That's because they had no focus. This is one lousy movie from beginning to end, storytelling-wise.

I always hate it when they make crappy movies out of true events which were documented in detail both in video and in writing. And Zac did a really good job in portraying him and would have done an even better job if the script was better. Their resemblance is uncanny.

This should have been a miniseries. You can't cram 30 years of someone's complicated personal and criminal life into 2 hrs and expect a well-rounded, fulfilling story.

Very disappointing.

The Last Summer (2019)

Classic rom-com

[7/10 · 4 May 2019]

I don't know why this movie is rated so low. It's a romantic comedy with teenagers as protagonists - what would you expect from it? It delivered what I expected and more. For this type of genre - it's a 7 for me.

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)

Cringeworthy

[2/10 · 20 April 2019]

This "film" got a 2 star rating from me only because of the hard work they obviously put into this performance (and some of the dancing).

She is trying to make us believe this is anything more than a show-off platform for her own diva self. She says she wanted to put her 22 year career and lessons she learned along the way in her school of life (someone regrets not going to college...) into this 2 hr performance. Really? Yes, 7/11, bow down b******, i been on - real life lessons worth sharing right there.

The part where she humiliates the men was the worst thing...Who are you mad at Bey? Instead of spreading hate towards (obviously) men and anyone who's not black, she should get some help and come back when the crazy in love side is under control. Or, she can just stop feeding the rest of us this c*** about how deep she really is...I'd respect her more.

Really, really awful.

Icarus (2017)

Propaganda?

[9/10 · 10 February 2019]

I wanted to write this review because I don't understand how anyone can claim that this is for a fact propaganda, without providing any proof. Those reviewers say the movie is propaganda because the filmmakers have no proof, yet I would say the movie provided more than they did for their claims.

Anyone can scream propaganda - but I would like to know why. This movie started years ago when Brian didn't even have a clear idea on what his documentary will be about exactly (nor am I sure he was even trying to make a full documentary). It was born out of personal reasons but he came across something he couldn't have imagined. So, he ended up with an incredibly shocking documentary which took years to be made.

Those who say it's propaganda just because it involves the Russians; I couldn't care less if it were Russians, English or Brazilian. What shocked me was the incredible amount of evidence and detail this RUSSIAN man gave to the public about an incredibly elaborate state-wide conspiracy (and he wasn't the only one, nor was he the one who started this whole thing). It is actually quite incredible how they pulled it off.

So, I am more inclined to believe this person who devoted years of his life to expose what was going on and what he himself was also a part of than government officials who say "No, it is not true". If you remember, Lance himself said many times in the beginning that he has never taken drugs. Then, he admitted.

The same thing happens here; someone accuses you of a monstrosity like this one, you are very well going to deny it.

To those whose argument is "well, it's not like the US or China don't have the same doping programme" I say: where is their Grigory? That's the difference.

To me, it is incredible how a nation could have gotten away with this. Well, not really - Putin can get away with anything. Just like the US.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Not what I'd hoped for

[5/10 · 11 February 2014]

I wanted to watch this movie because I was looking for an exciting psychological thriller and I like to go back to the older movies as they often proved to be excellent in this particular genre. Baby Jane felt like it will be exactly what I was looking for. However, I was deeply disappointed.

First off, I love Bette Davis (Jane) and Joan Crawford (Blanche). Nonetheless, their characters really got on my nerves because they were so over the top, both of them. Bette with the excessive "crazy person" look and Joan with the excessively polite person behavior. The movie wasn't thrilling at all - it's more of a drama than anything else. I don't think there was one moment that held me on the edge of my seat, except maybe the one where Blanche is trying to get to the phone downstairs. At the same time, though, I was irritated by it. Every time Jane would go out to run errands she would be away for a long period of time, giving Blanche enough time to seek help in many ways. Yet all she did in that time was one or two activities like eating candy or trying to get down the stairs. What, this took her hours? I know she was in a wheelchair but come on! If you're afraid for your life you'll frickin' drag your body down the stairs if you have to. And you'll do that as soon as your abuser left the house, too.

Another thing that really irritated me was Blanche's complete incompetence. What, she couldn't scream out the window when she saw the neighbor? She couldn't throw things out to get somebodies attention? It's not like they were living in the woods, away from all forms of civilization. Imagine you're being held captive in your own house and you manage to get to the phone AND call for assistance. Would yo beat around the bush or scream "come help me right now, my sister is crazy! Come NOW!!!"? For me, the whole movie is totally unbelievable. I don't blame the actresses but the director, producers and scriptwriters. The movie's full of plot holes and poorly executed storyline. That's why I give it a 6/10 rating.

Memento (2000)

Different people like different things...

[6/10 · 12 August 2011]

I just watched this movie now, in 2011. Why I waited so long? Some movies just give me a bad vibe and i can know upfront if i'm gonna like them or not. So far, the only movie I was wrong about was V for Vendetta. I didn't want to see it, but did and was completely amazed.

With Memento...not so much. The storyline is just way too complicated to be explained in such short time. I know, Memento is special because it's not meant to be obvious...blah blah. I'm not gonna bash the movie because everyone has their own opinion, tastes in art and so on. I'm gonna say Memento is in film industry what poetry is in literature. It can be seen in many different forms. I just happen not to like that in a movie.

For example, Shutter Island is, for me, a perfectly done movie in the somewhat same genre of mind-f like Memento. Suspense, thrill, mystery, unpredictability...has it all. And in the end it can be interpreted in different ways but you can back it up with something.In Memento, there are different ways to understand it but no logic at all. You can just guess what happened with no arguments, only guesses. And you can never be really sure what the hell went on there. It's like I write down some sentences(seemingly related) for a couple of pages and let you decide what I'm writing about.

The only reason why I watched it to the end was because i just wanted to know what the f happened. Only to be left alone in the dark in the end! :D Just kidding. In some ways, it's like The Elephant man. Simply f'in hard to watch. Just hard to watch.

I don't want to rate this movie at all, because I really wouldn't know what to rate it. It's not bad, it's not the best...It left me with no feelings at all. And when i feel nothing, I can't rate it. It gave me no new experience.

For The Dark Knight, I didn't want to get out of theater because I didn't want it to be over. I was thrilled. That's what I like about movies. A story with a message. Something that touches you as a human being. I love movies because I learn from them. Memento felt more like a test with no right answer, and I learned squat from it. Maybe I should watch it again and again...after a couple of times, maybe it'll make more sense. Nah, that's just too much hard work. :D